S4 EP 7: MY UNCLES ESCAPED ALCATRAZ

PARTNERS IN TRUE CRIME · May 30, 2024 · 1h

A YEAR BEFORE THE ANGLIN BROTHERS ESCAPED ALCATRAZ, THEY WERE PLANNING THEIR ESCAPE FROM THE PRISON AND THEY WEREN’T DOING IT ALONE. WITH THE HELP AND GUIDANCE OF A FEW OTHER INMATES, LIKE JAMES “WHITEY” BULGER, MICKEY COHEN, AND FRANK MORRIS THEY CREATED A SYSTEMATIC WORKFLOW THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWED LIKE A RELIGION. THE IRONY ABOUT ALCATRAZ ISLAND WAS THAT THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE PRISON WEREN’T THAT BAD. IN FACT, THEY WERE A LOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER PRISONS THE BROTHERS SPENT TIME IN, WHICH GAVE THEM ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY USE TO ESCAPE. TODAY WE…